Commercial Architecture – April 2019

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FEATURE| restaurants

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ueensyard, a new restaurant, bar, and café within

the much-anticipated Hudson Yards neighborhood,

aims to bring a fl avor of London to New York, blending

classic English cooking with more modern dishes refl ect-

ing the international food scene in the UK today. Each

dining space is inspired by the entertaining rooms of a

traditional home: a relaxed Kitchen for casual meals, a

more sophisticated Dining Room for formal dining, a mod-

ern Cocktail Bar, and a daytime grab-and-go Café which

turns into an evening Wine Bar.

“To match the scale and boldness of Hudson Yards,

we wanted to create a fl agship restaurant that embod-

ies the neighborhood in which it will thrive,” said UK

restaurant group D&D London chairman and CEO Des

Gunewardena. “With thousands expected to work, live,

and visit this area, we know one thing to be true: food

brings people together, and that is our main focus with

queensyard. We’re building a beautiful environment

where residents and visitors will be comfortable, with a

menu of from-scratch dishes that ensures they will eat

well.”

Set in an 11,142-sq.-ft. space designed by CetraRuddy,

New York, queensyard’s interior blends the warm

environment of a contemporary English home with the

sleek feel of a New York penthouse. The space balances

crafted wood and metal textures inspired by the original

Hudson Rail Yard tracks with a warm and inviting

environment of curated furnishings. The restaurant’s

British infl uence is portrayed with artwork referencing

modern UK icons as well as two murals of the Thames

River, hand painted on the north and south walls by

American artist, Sarah Moore. At the entrance, an elegant

private dining room encircled by glowing wine storage

maintains the vibrancy of the main dining room with a

touch of added intimacy.

Located on the fourth fl oor of The Shops & Restau-

rants at Hudson Yards, queensyard also features views of

Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel, the Shed Arts Center, and

the Hudson River.

Queensyard Comes To Hudson Yards

Set in an 11,142 sq. ft. space designed by CetraRuddy, queensyard’s interior blends the warm envi-

ronment of a contemporary English home with the sleek feel of a New York penthouse. The space

balances crafted wood and metal textures inspired by the original Hudson Rail Yard tracks with a

warm and inviting environment of curated furnishings. Photo: Courtesy D&D London

instrumental to success at 20 Stories: the terrace’s

al fresco fireplaces are set amid a lush installation of

native plantings, under a canopy of silver birch trees

with dramatic lighting. Reinforcing the connection to

nature and the sky, an installation by British sculptor

Jon Bickley depicts a flock of ascending birds and cre-

ates a focal point for the garden. An undulating con-

crete bar frames the dynamic indoor-outdoor atmo-

sphere set against the backdrop of Manchester’s

skyline, and echoes the form of the restaurant’s cen-

terpiece, a dramatic indoor bar with a shimmering,

illuminated canopy.”

Diners expect more than just food from restau-

rants today. They want experience, ambiance, and a

unique environment—to name just a few of their

demands. Putting together just the right combination

of those elements is an ever-changing task for archi-

tects and designers. CA